DIY Decorative Horse Accessories

Have you guys noticed all these decorative animal home accessories that are out lately? Like this…

Or this one from Target that I have been eyeing for the past month…..

Well, I couldn’t spend $30+ on one of these when I knew I would probably get tired of it soon. So, I decided to make my own decorative horse accessories.When I bought these little guys at the 127 yard sale months ago, my friend, Lindsay looked at me like I had gone bat-shit crazy.

I had a plan, though. They would become something magical. That was in August. So, it only took 6 months for them to become something magical. Whoops.

I used hot glue to seal the wrapping paper around the wood. I wanted it to stay put. Then, I just glued the horses on top. Just a dot on each horse’s foot.

I thought about using them as bookends, but when I tried that, they were just too small against the books, so they just sit on top of the books now.

By the way, these babies cost a quarter each, the wood was just lying around our house, I already had the spray paint, and the wrapping paper was $0.50 a roll and I barely used any of it for this. So less than $1 for both of these studs!

You are too sweet! Unfortunately, I doubt Target still has the wrapping paper. I bought this right after Christmas. But, keep your eye on the dollar spot there. That’s where I found this and they usually have some every now and then!

Too cute and love the price! thanks for sharing! came hopping over from the Thriftiness Miss weekend party! have a great weekend! Oh btw..I started following your blog on GFC!!! can’t wait to see your next post!

Brilliant! My love for certain home decor trends waxes and wanes, so I love projects like this that don’t require a ton of commitment or time. I just discovered your lovely blog…and am glad to now be following along.

My 2 year-old daughter is so into horse right now, so now every time i see something horse-related, I’m interested. I love how some simple gold spray paint turned these once kinda creepy looking toys into chic decor!

Love it! I’ve been panting over some horse figurines (similar to your Target one), and haven’t figured out how to “hack” it. I have to find myself some of those plastic horsies! Thanks for the great idea!

There will never be enough plastic animals in the world that we can give a new life by a spray of paint! I love the gold they really do look fantastic. Sitting them on the blocks is a great idea too. Me likey

They are fabulous Jenna! I think that horses are adorable and add such a fun touch to a room. I took my boys garage saleing on Saturday and my five year old picked out an old ugly 70’s horse head book end… it looks adorable now with a fresh coat of white spray paint!! It will look perfect in his new bedroom (currently under construction…).